Word: oat
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...associated costs of commuting, I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move to a place that has public transportation. If you want to stay in Big Sky country, you might follow the example of the Amish: trade your gas-guzzling pickup for oat-powered horses and a buckboard. Forward to the 19th century...
...peanut butter with a handful of Cracklin’ Oat Bran, banana chips, and dried oats...
TRANS FAT: 1.5 grams SATURATED FAT: 2 g Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal...
...described himself as "a Level Five vegan--I don't eat anything that casts a shadow." Among vegan celebrities: the rock star Moby and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who swore off steak for breakfast and insists he feels much better starting his day with miso soup, brown rice or oat groats...
Sorry, Quaker, the fiber in oats and other cereals probably doesn't prevent colon cancer. But there is still plenty to recommend in them. Raw in granola or cooked in porridge, oats consumed daily can help lower cholesterol. They contain beta-glucan, a spongy, soluble fiber that mops up the precursors of cholesterol in the intestines and whisks them out of the body. New evidence suggests that oats may also help lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Other benefits: the oat is one of the few grains that contain hard-to-find antioxidants, such as the vitamin E-like compounds...